Holy Trinity Parish

Quincy, MA

Home to most blessed sacrament and our lady of good counsel churches

A Phase V Collaborative of the roman Catholic archdiocese of boston

Parish Office
227 Sea St Quincy, MA 02169
617-479-9200
holytrinityquincyma@gmail.com

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Grade Four schedule & syllabus

- Faith Formation

For a PDF file of the Grade Four Schedule and Syllabus, click here.

Grade Four 2021-2022 Schedule & Syllabus
Holy Trinity Parish
227 Sea Street
Quincy, MA 02169

Learning Model for Elementary School Grade 4

Holy Trinity Parish will adopt an in-person classroom model of learning for Elementary School Grade 4 during the 2021-2022 school year. Classes meet onsite two Sundays a month according to the schedule below.

Schedule

Location	Activity	Duration	Where?	Catechist
OLGC	Class Mass	09:15 – 10:15 AM 10:30 – 11:30 AM	Our Lady of Good Counsel Hall Our Lady of Good Counsel	Roberta Bloomer

In addition, regularly attending Sunday Mass and receiving the Eucharist is an important part of faith formation and the practice of the faith. All Sundays are obligatory for the faithful to participate in the Mass. The weekend schedule of Masses at Holy Trinity Parish is as follows:

Most Blessed Sacrament Church: Saturday 4:30 PM and Sunday 8:30 AM
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church: Saturday 6:00 PM and Sunday 10:30 AM
All Masses are live streamed and recordings stored at the HTP Facebook page https ://www.facebook.com/holytrinityquincy /

Holy Days of Obligation
November 1, 2021 (All Saints’ Day)
December 8, 2021 (Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
December 25, 2021 (Christmas)
January 1, 2022 (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God)
May 26, 2022 (Ascension of Jesus)
August 15, 2022 (Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)

COVID-19 Health Safety Precautions

Following state, local, and archdiocesan guidelines, Holy Trinity Parish will observe the following health and safety precautions for onsite classes:

All students and teachers are required to wear a mask covering their nose and mouth when onsite
Social distanced seating of at least 3 feet during class
Hand sanitizers available for use as needed
No food consumption on church premises
Bathrooms cleaned and disinfected prior to each class meeting
If sick, stay home. Notify htpreled@gmail.com

Syllabus

Grade Four Chapter Plan follows Christ Our Life: God Guides Us (2016 Edition)

Syllabus subject to change at the discretion of the catechist, or due to weather-related class cancellations.

Date	Chapter	Topic
September 28, 2021	Meeting	Start-of-Year Online Parent Meeting
October 3, 2021	1	God Reveals Himself to Us through His Son
October 24, 2021	2	God Speaks to Us in Scripture
November 7, 2021	4 Feast	God Offers Us Eternal Life Feast of All Saints
November 21, 2021	3 or 5	God Speaks to Us through the Church or We Are Called to Follow Jesus
December 5, 2021	6 Season	Jesus Invites Us to Receive God’s Mercy Advent
December 19, 2021	8 Season	God Gave Us Laws for Living Christmas
January 9, 2022	9	We Honor Mary
January 23, 2022	12	We Keep the Lord’s Day Holy
February 6, 2022	13 or 14	We Grow in Holiness or We Honor and Obey
February 27, 2022	15	We Respect the Gift of Life
March 6, 2022*	17 or 18 Season	We Respect What God Has Given Us or We Respect the Gifts of the Earth Lent
March 20 2022	21 Lenten Practice	Happy Are the Poor In Spirit Stations of the Cross
April 10, 2022	22 Holy Week	God’s Sorrowing and Meek People Receive a Special Promise Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday
April 24, 2022	23 Season	God’s People Long to be Clean of Heart and Holy Easter
May 1, 2022*	24	God’s People Bring Mercy and Peace to Others
May 15, 2022	25 Feast	God’s People Are Happy Pentecost

*Back-to-back Sundays on the schedule

Resources for Families

FORMED (Augustine Institute)

Families are looking to their faith to guide them through these uncertain times. The Augustine Institute offers the domestic church (the family) excellent content about the Catholic faith ranging from its praxis to instructional material for faith formation at the parochial level. Here you can find resources on praying the Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Stations of the Cross, inspiring studies like Presence, faith-based movies on Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and the saints. There are plenty of e-books and audios and that you can use on mobile phones. Content viewable on Roku (smart TVs). Available in English and Spanish.

Sign up instructions:
1. Visit FORMED.org
2. Click Sign Up
3. Select "I Belong to a Parish or Organization"
4. Find Holy Trinity Parish by parish name, address, or zip code
5. Enter your email - and you're in!

PROJECT NAZARETH (Archdiocese of Boston)
Visit http://www.projectnazareth.org/

"Project Nazareth: Faith Begins at Home" is an initiative that will deliver weekly resources to families with children in pre-school through 5th grade
Gives parents suggestions for how to Pray, Listen, Act and Ponder with a given topic
Guided by Sacred Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Different series within Project Nazareth explore the fundamental Gospel message, the Sunday Mass readings and other special topics such as the Year of the Eucharist
Not just another lesson to be completed by children at home, but a way to weave their faith formation into the fabric of family life.